Cult of Youth - The New West

What happens when you merge alittle darkness with the Pogues. Yes. Cult Of Youth is the answer.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAMi-8Ir-3Y

Smith Westerns + Unknown Mortal Orchestra at the Horseshoe Tavern Feb 28, 2011

Double header at the Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto and this is what they said:

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Nobody said anything.

Smith Westerns

@SmithWesterns: We play at 1030 btw

@katielynngg: Smith Westerns at the Horseshoe Tavern!

@SimoneZucker: Smith Westerns at the Horseshoe. First time I sweat all Winter, feels like Summer

@carlamaureen: Smith Westerns was perfect but short, they ran out of songs for encore.

@eggshmeg: Smith Westerns, no encore in Toronto? Shocking!

@davescrivener: Smith Westerns? Kinda douchebags.

@lyndall_m: Smith Westerns were good. Slow head bang

@dinealonemusic: At Smith Westerns in Toronto. By the looks of the crowd Pitchfork must love this band.

@panicmanual: judging by the crowd im guessing smith westerns don't sound anything like the smiths

@GenderConstruct: Should have worn suspenders to this Smith Westerns show

Tiësto vs. Diplo ft. Busta Rhymes - C'mon (Catch 'Em By Surprise)

Busta getting crazy over Tiesto trance and Diplo funk. The video is full of mad dancing. Dance kid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6SSTMpIRFI

Dum Dum Girls, Minks, Dirty Beaches Feb 26 El Mocambo

Triple header at the El Mocambo and this is what they said:

@andreahiggins: Best.night.ever. Dirty Beaches, Minks and Dum Dum Girls were soooo amazing!

Dirty Beaches

@IKvsDK: Backdrop of red velvet curtains, disco ball overhead Dirty Beaches was channeling the devil as he did dirty seedy kareoke ala the Bad Seeds.

@zoomusic666: @IKvsDK call the doctor you got dirty beaches fever.

@andreahiggins: Home is where the heart sleeps at night. Dirty Beaches. So dreamy. Great set at the El mocambo in Toronto.

@BSidesOllie: Dirty Beaches is illustrating what a minimalist psychedelic Elvis would have been like.

@awmusicblog: Dirty Beaches is kinda killing it.

@matt_allan: Opener for Dum Dum Girls is horrible but not nearly as bad as Mermaid!

@aciddqueen: Opener for The Dum Dum Girls. All his loud annoying songs sound the same

Minks

@laurakay: Best.night.of.my.life. MINKS blew apart my brain and dum dum girls were so ooo amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dum Dum Girls

@annetdonahue: I think we all know how I feel about 60s-90s hybrid grrrl rock. Well done, Dum Dum Girls. Well done.

@SuzanneAlyssa: The Dum Dum Girls played a kickass show at the El Mo tonight. Especially loved The Smiths cover.

DIRTY BEACHES - TRUE BLUE

USA surf droning guitars from Canada's own Dirty Beaches in the spirit of Jesus and Mary Chain. Dirty Beaches take to the stage of the El Mocambo with Minks and Dum Dum Girls tonight in Toronto.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTch7g_gkfU

Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High

Buzzing and Swirling guitars in the spirit of a droned out Darling Buds. Dum Dum Girls hit Toronto Saturday night in support of their new EP He Gets Me High with Dirty Beaches and Minks.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufVOVX119ZU

Armistice - Mission Bells

Catchy warm indie track with a spanish ting from this Canadian outfit.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP1Y8NJ9zPo

The Raveonettes - War in Heaven

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J0nsAQG-Lg

This is a track from the upcoming album "Raven in the Grave" by IKvsDK favourites The Raveonettes. You can download the track when you preorder the CD from the band's website -- http://theraveonettes.sandbag.uk.com/Store/DisplayItems-5-0-0.html. If you are feeling really wild, you can order a 2011 VIP pass that gets you into Raveonettes shows for a year, personal postcards from the band and signed copies of the band's 2011 set lists.

Beach Fossils - What A Pleasure

Indie band from Brooklyn New York. Nice!!!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsj2iipPPts

Braids - Lemonade

Fantastic indie downtempoish single from Canadian outfit Braids. Taken from their release Native Speaker. Braids will be in Toronto at Wrong Bar for a return engagement on April 7 with Toro Y Moi.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwPZmcgUBJM

Cults - Go Outside

Catchy indiepop single that has been floating around the USA over the past year. It was issued by Forest Family Records in the USA on 7 Inch and gets a full release in the UK on major label Columbia.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxVIK0ZJvtA

Upcoming Concerts as of February 20

Hi There. I've decided to start some new features on the blog and will start if off with this one "Upcoming Concerts" This will be a regular monthly feature where at the beginning of the month I will post concerts that IKVSDK is excited about in the Toronto area. There's a good chance that one of the IKVSDK staffers may be at the show. Here's our current list:

20 Feb Morcheeba (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
25 Feb Tennis / The Darcys/ Holiday Shores (Horseshoe Tavern)
26 Feb Dum Dum Girls / Minks / Dirty Beaches (El Mocambo)
27 Feb Asobi Seksu / Brahms (Horseshoe Tavern)
28 Feb The Smith Westerns / Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Horseshoe Tavern)
06 March OMD / Oh Land (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
10 March Young Galaxy / Imaginary Cities / Miracle Fortress (Lee's Palace)
17 March Simian Mobile Disco / Juan Maclean / Blondes (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
18 March Royskopp (Guvernment)
24 March British Sea Power / A Classic Education (Lee's Palace)
26 March Warpaint / PVT / Family Band (Wrong Bar)
31 March Destroyer / The War On Drugs / Mantler (Lee's Palace)
01 April Wire (Lee's Palace)
01 April Miami Horror (Mod Club)
02 April Joy Formidable / Lonely Forest (Horseshoe Tavern)
02 April Raveonettes / Tamaryn (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
04 April No Means No (Lee's Palace)
04 April Cults (Horseshoe Tavern)
07 April Cut Copy / Holy Ghost (Sound Academy)
07 April Toro Y Moi / Braids (Wrongbar)
10 April Go Team / DOM (Opera House)
26 April Mogwai / Errors (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
30 April Foals (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
01 May Kills / Cold Cave / The Entrance Band (Sound Academy)
04 May Yelle (Opera House)
06 May Peter Bjorn and John (Lee's Palace)
07 May Lowest Of The Low / Mick Thomas (Massy Hall)
12 May Tune-yards / Buke & Gass (Horseshoe Tavern)
16 May Echo and The Bunnymen (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
17 May Sleigh Bells / CSS (Sound Academy)
22 May Lykke Li (Phoenix Concert Theatre)
29 May Radio Dept (Horseshoe Tavern)
30 May Friendly Fires (Phoenix Concert Theatre)

Radiohead - Lotus Flower

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfOa1a8hYP8

This track comes from Radiohead eighth album, "The King of Limbs", which was released this week and is available to download from the band's website in either mp3 or wav format. The album has been perceived by some reviewers as a companion piece to the band's 2007 album, "In Rainbows". The video to "Lotus Flowers" features frontman Thom Yorke dancing.

Cloud Nothings Should Have

The Cloud Nothings' music is fantastic but their videos are bizarre. Here's the latest video from the band signed to Wichita off their self-titled album.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwuCSi2BgUI

Ringo Deathstarr - Imagine Hearts

Curve recycled in a good way. Nice Ringo.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3xATi5s9-A